The United Liberal National Party ( hy, Միացյալ Ազատական Ազգային Կուսակցություն, ''Miatsyal Azatakan Azgayin Kusaktsutyun''), also known by its Armenian initials ( hy, ՄԻԱԿ, ''MIAK''), is an

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established in 2007 and headquartered in Yerevan, Armenia. Co-founder Levon Martirosyan was elected as an MP from the

Republican Party of Armenia The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA, hy, Հայաստանի Հանրապետական Կուսակցություն, ՀՀԿ; ''Hayastani Hanrapetakan Kusaktsutyun'', ''HHK'') is a national-conservative political party in Armenia led by the thir ...

in 2012.

Ideology

The party maintains a

centre-right Centre-right politics lean to the right of the political spectrum, but are closer to the centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure and the economy, moving away from the nobility and ...

political position. It advocates for the peaceful resolution to the

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, fighting against domestic corruption, strengthening Armenia's

democracy Democracy (From grc, δημοκρατία, dēmokratía, ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which people, the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation ("direct democracy"), or to choo ...

, liberalization of the economy, deepening progress towards Armenia’s European integration and maintaining positive relations with the EU, the United States, Russia, Iran and Georgia (country), Georgia.

Parliamentary elections

Having announced the goal to present a political presence and form a new political agenda through the election process, MIAK conducted its pre-election campaign by presenting a fundamental reforms program. Their agenda was included within former President Serge Sargsyan's pre-election program. Following the 2007 Armenian parliamentary election, the party won just 0.20% of the popular vote. Following the election campaign, although MIAK did not collect enough votes necessary to gain representation in the National Assembly of Armenia, the party and its youth-wing, were able to achieve a political presence. As a result, the President of Armenia, Serge Sargsyan, appointed a number of young professionals from MIAK in the public administration system of Armenia. MIAK was very active during the 2008 Armenian presidential election and party volunteers campaigned door-to-door. This entailed nearly 300 MIAK activists visiting more than 240,000 apartments in the capital Yerevan and presenting their views supporting Serzh Sargsyan for presidency. The party currently has no representation in the National Assembly and did not participate in the 2018 Armenian parliamentary election.

Youth

MIAK is mainly composed of young people, who cooperate with and support numerous youth and student organizations in implementing different projects, initiatives and ideas. Through this cooperation, the MIASIN ( hy, ՄԻԱՍԻՆ, Together) youth movement was created.

Membership

Any Armenian citizen 18 years old and above, who accepts the MIAK Charter, can voluntarily become a MIAK member. Already registered MIAK members cannot be a member of any other political party.

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